It’s not the fault of Gigi Hadid, but the word âshacketâ is perhaps one of the most unnattractive neologisms to have entered into modern language, even though my colleague unconvincingly claimed it was âfridgescaping.â Technically an overshirt, shackets are synonymous with espresso-breathed graphic designers who came of age during hipster cultureâs first wave, and young men who donât know where to shop other than Costco.
But Gigi Hadid, a 29-year-old supermodel, wears the look well. She was this weekend photographed strolling through Manhattan in a plaid shacket from her own knit brand Guest in Residence, with light-wash jeans, Miu Miu loafers and bright red socks. The rimless aviators leaned a little âdivorced dad,â but, as this seasonâs street-style images will demonstrate, that now seems to be a covetable look.
British Vogueâs senior archive editor, Laird Borrelli-Persson, outlined plaids as one of spring/summer 2025âs most salient trends. (They were rendered on oversized button-downs at Bottega Veneta, trompe lâoeil-ed at Craig Green, and left crumpled at Acne Studios.) âNirvana meets Country Living checks,â is how she phrased it, adding that this autumnal theme spoke to the a-seasonality of our global world. âIt evokes grunge and its attendant âcome as you areâ ethos.â Might that not also provide a fitting caption to the anxieties of a middle-aged divorcee reconnecting with the hipsterdom of their youth?
This article first appeared on British Vogue.
